Swayze Field in Oxford

On The Mark: Mississippi Trip Takeaways

I spent a lot of time in my truck this weekend. It was 873 miles, to be exact, and less than 10 of it was on an interstate. There’s just something about those spring time drives through the countryside with the freshly mowed lawns and the azaleas blooming. The people in the vehicles you meet, who all seem to wave, often sporting plaid-shirted drivers and big-permed passengers, just take me back.

These are my people.

It reminds me of my grandparents – members of the greatest generation. I see those old pickup trucks and suddenly it[…]